Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-07-22
A DRUGGISTS MISTAKE.
A Sick Mans Vile DIsresards he Druggists
advice and So Saves the Lie Of
~ IL Her Husband. -

~ Hef Huafena. -
am wood carver by trade and it Is
ont of my line TO write letters; but my
wife tlsught il was no more than right
that should let you know what your
remedy has done for me, and | think
so too.
live in East 18TH street, west of
Thinl avenue, and have lived there for
about twenty-three years. where own
real estate. Up to the time | am about
to mention | had been a strong, well
man. There was always more or less
malaria in the neighborhood, but | had
not personally suffered from it. II was
in 1880 | had my first attack. II came
Oh as such attacks commonly do, with
headaches. loss Of appetite and ambi-
ton, chilly sensations with slight fever
afterwards, Il disposition to yawn and
at that time at killians a Brothers,
furniture manufacturers. in West sd
street hoped tin attack would wear
of. but as il didn't consulted II we'll
known and able ph, -ician ia Morris
ania. who gave me qumine and told me
what to do. can sumup the first four
and half or five years of my expert
encc in few words. Occasionally |
was laid up for Il day or two, but on
the whole stuck to my work. | kept
taking quininc. in larger doses from
wear to year, and kept ON getting weak
er and worse. slowly bat surely, all the
time. Ny trouble wa, now well de-
fined and it, symptom, were steady and
regular had dumb lgIc in its worst
form. and it was grinding me down in
spite Of all that could dO or the doc
tors could do. II held mo IN grip like
me ia Il burnilG ooH NINE. The poison
had cone all through ami over me and
nothing was ah. 90 touch it. was
fat losing llr>hand strength, and about
March. 1884. knocked II work entire
L. and went home to hcdown sick. and
to die for all could tell. Iran down 50
ranidly that | soon became unable to
walk any distance. Later | went from
room 10 room in my own house only by
friends holding me up by each arm. The
doses Of duinlne were increased until !
often took Mirty grains at dose. The
effects Of this tremendous stimulation
was 70 make me nearly wild. II broke
NV sleep all up. and / often walked the
floor. or staggered about it. all night
long. scarcely able to bear any noises
or even human speech. My temper
was extremely irritable As to food,
one of my little children would cat
more IN Il mca. than | could in a day.
| would order food and then turn from
il in disgust. / lived on quininc and
other stiinulants and on myself like a
bear in winter. The quinine set my
head in whirl, and the liquor given
as "A medicine made my stomach 50
sick could not tolerate it,
From l75 pounds (my proper weight
| ran down to ~ pOunds-the weight
of light girl-and was scarcely better
than skeleton.
fanvJodg bai taken hGtchot and
Knocked me dcca and killed me l should
hare been bc'fer ~
During the latter part Of this period,
early in 1886. my physician said:
miller, there's no use in my taking
any more money Of you. | can't do you
any good. might pour pounds Of qui-
nine down your throat and it wouldn't
help you.
On the strength of this gave up the
use Of quininc altogether. and made mp
my mind 10 do nothing more and take
my chances.
Three weeks aficrwards-about the
last Of MAY my wife saw an advertise
ment Of Ka,hinr in New York paper.
She told me Of IT, said: "Stuil and
nonsense it can't do me any good
But she went to a druggists. nevclthe-
less. to get il. The druggist advised
her agains, Kaskinc: he said it was
nothing but star: that she ought not
to throw away her money on it, DC.
He said he didn't keep it, but could get
it if she insisted on having it. Tpn-
inc away in disgust my wife spoke TO
our ncighbor. Mr. A. g. Hegewald.
who got her bottle at drug store in
Sixth avenue.
Almost against my Will, and without
the least faith. began taking it. In
one week was better | began TO.
sleep. stopped seeing ghosts. -
began to have an appetite and 10 gain
strength. This was now the first Of
June. 1886. and by the end Of that
month was back at my bench ut c. 7.
Smiths scroll saving factory in 10th
street. where ! work now
Since then ! have never lost day
from sickness. Taking Kaskine only,
about forty pellets in four equal doses
a day. | continued to gain. The ma
laria appeared to be killed in my sys-
tenn. and now I've got back my old
weight -l7j pounds-and my old
strength to labor am an astonish-
mcnt to myself and to my friends. and
if Ka,kine did not do thi, don't know
what did. The only greater thing it
could do would hc to bring dead man
TO life. FREDERICK A. MILLER.
$50 East 18th Street. New York.
p. S.-For the absolute truth Of the
above statement | refer to the following
gentlemen. who are personally ac-
auanted with the facts: Mr. Alex
ander Weir GIG 10th ST.; Mr.. George
Seaman. ljsih street and COurtlandt
avenue: Mr. A. Moebus. ljlth street
and Courtlaudt avenue; Mr. =. +.
Vaupc,. ljith street and Courtlandt
avenue; Mr. john Lunny, $50 East
15Sth street; Mr. John Renshaw, l24
18th street. and many others. | will
also reply to letters Of inquiry.
IL ..Hl.
inc cure. ,1uched for a, it Is By repu-
table men. j. deserving Of thorough
and candid investigation by thinking
people. And we further submit that
when druggists turn away customers
bv falsifying the character Of remedy
because they do not happen to have it |
on hand, they do great wrong II
this afflicted man had not disregarded |
the druggists advice and sent else
where for the remedy he would without
doubt have been in his grave.
Other letter, Of Il similar character
from prominent individuals, which |
stamp KaSkinc - remedy Of UNI
doubted merit will be sent on applica-
ton. Price. $lO0, or 6 bottles, 5000.
Sold by Druggists, or sent by mail on
receipt Of price.
The Ka>kine Company, "a Warren
St, New York. .